![Compatability Compatability](https://www.vletter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/convert_mac_word_docs_from_compatibility_mode.png)
Just found this on Google so appreciate post is from 2010 but no-one seems to have mentioned that if you go to File - Info there is a 'convert' option which you can use to convert from 2003 to 2010 without having to re-save manually yourself. It'll come up with a message saying 'do you want to re-open now?' , click yes and you'll have a 2010 version of your workbook with no compatability mode. I don't think you can turn it off, but it'll stop being a problem once everyone starts using office 2010 anyway which now office 2003 support is ending should be soon, one would hope.
![How To Get Out Of Compatability Mode In Word For Mac How To Get Out Of Compatability Mode In Word For Mac](https://support.content.office.net/en-us/media/435f53e0-5ee9-45a7-b9f5-d67b7a0a0c24.png)
How to Run a Program in Compatibility Mode in Windows 7 Compatibility mode allows a older program written for an earlier versions of Windows to possibly run in Windows 7. You can also use Compatibility mode to always have a program to Run as an administrator. This means that a document that was created by Word 2003, for example, will not have been created using the new features specific to Word 2016. When you open this document in Word 2016, [Compatibility Mode] is displayed in the title to let you know this.